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Evanston resident charged with murder for Magnificent Mile beating

November 3, 2023 at 4:23 p.m.

An Evanston man has been charged with murder in the beating death of a man on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago last summer, police said. Henry Graham, 49, of the...

The village of Wilmette received a $500,000 state grant towards the construction of an environmentally sustainable new police station. The current polic station is shown. (Pioneer Press)

Wilmette drawing up plans for new $34 million police station

October 31, 2023 at 4:31 p.m.

Plans for a new $34 million police station in Wilmette are on the drawing board and a site for the new state of the art facility will likely be announced...

Evanston police work to better alert families in event of school lockdown

October 31, 2023 at 2:01 p.m.

Evanston police are reviewing procedures for sharing critical information during a lockdown situation at one of Evanston's schools, officials said. "Lockdowns vary in nature; some are precautionary measures to secure...

Faced with millions of dollars in public safety pension contributions and capital projects the Wilmette Village Board is scheduled to vote on a 2.94% increase in the village's portion of the property tax bill at Village Hall on Nov. 28. It's the lowest property tax increase in the village in 25 years and will add about $88 to the average property tax bill in the village.

Wilmette Village Board to vote on lowest property tax increase in 25 years

October 23, 2023 at 7:35 p.m.

Wilmette is financially strong but a property tax increase is in the offing to help pay for millions of dollars in public safety pensions contributions and capital projects, officials said....

Loyola Academy's request to install powerful outdoor lights by its football field was voted down by Wilmette's Zoning Board of Appeals at an October 11 public hearing.

Wilmette Zoning Board rejects Loyola Academy stadium lights proposal

October 23, 2023 at 4:11 p.m.

Wilmette's Zoning Board of Appeals has rejected Loyola Academy's request to install powerful outdoor lights by its football field to hold night games, setting the stage for a final vote...

NorthShore University Health System and Oakton College are working together to open OC's first ever "physical presence" in Evanston to train students in three medical tech fields. They are working to identify a location on the Evanston Hospital campus to house the new "Oakton College Health Career Education Center."

Oakton College expanding to Evanston to train medical professionals

October 10, 2023 at 11:41 a.m.

Oakton College is opening its first-ever physical presence in Evanston in partnership with NorthShore University Health System to train people to fill long-vacant positions in the medical field, officials said....

Wilmette's Veteran's Park was dedicated on Memorial Day 1983. The village is moving ahead with plans to have a mural painted along the entire length of a wall in the park.

Wilmette Village Board looks to add mural at Veterans Park downtown

October 9, 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

Plans for a mural in downtown Wilmette are moving ahead as part of the village's continued efforts to promote economic development in the village, officials said. "We see it as...

Thirty-five New Trier High School students, pictured here, and six Evanston Township High School students are among more than 40 north shore students named as semifinalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program which awards almost $30 million in scholarships each year.
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Nearly 50 North Shore students named as semifinalists for National Merit Scholarship

October 3, 2023 at 5:27 p.m.

Nearly 50 students in the New Trier Township area and Evanston Township High School have been named as semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship program which awards almost $30...

Evanston's stately Harley Clarke Mansion is currently unoccupied. A non profit group called Artists Book House moved out earlier this year because they couldn't raise the millions of dollars needed to rehab the 96-year-old building.

Fate of Evanston’s Harley Clarke Mansion remains unknown

October 2, 2023 at 2:51 p.m.

Author Audrey Niffenegger and others had hoped they could write a new chapter for Evanston's stately lakefront Harley Clarke Mansion but they ultimately found out that in reality happy ending...

Loyola Academy's request to install powerful outdoor lights by its football field is headed to Wilmette's Zoning Board of Appeals for an October 11 public hearing. Some in the community say the lights would cause problems for nearby residents while others say it's a good idea.

Loyola Academy football light proposals fire up Wilmette residents

September 26, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.

Loyola Academy's request to install powerful outdoor lights by its football field is headed to Wilmette's Zoning Board of Appeals igniting a feud between residents who says "lights out" and...

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